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While I was not born in California, I have spent the majority of my life here in the Central Valley. Both my father and mother and their respective families are from Tulare County, and I was raised in Woodlake. After graduating from Woodlake High School, I went to College of Sequoias where I played football and was on the track team. Thereafter, I enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. After being Honorably Discharged, I returned to College of Sequoias before transferring to Fresno State University where I studied physiology and anatomy. After graduating from Fresno State University, I applied...

Jared assists businesses and their owners with respect to entity formation, operation, merger and acquisition, reorganization, and dissolution. In particular, Jared's practice concentrates in the areas of corporate, partnership and real estate transactions and taxation, business and individual tax planning, estate planning and taxation of exempt organizations. Jared's unique background and knowledge enable him to effectively represent taxpayers before the IRS, the Franchise Tax Board, and the United States Tax Court. Jared's specialization in complex tax, estate, and business succession planning helps his clients preserve and protect their wealth. Prior to joining Fishman Larsen Goldring & Zeitler, Jared served as an attorney-adviser...

After working for many years in healthcare, David Rowell graduated from McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific in 1991. Mr. Rowell graduated "with distinction," and received numerous honors while at McGeorge, including, on graduation, admission into the prestigious "Order of the Coif." Mr. Rowell's practice, since admission to the Bar in 1991, has focused almost exclusively on civil litigation; that is, cases (other than criminal) which go to trial before judges and juries. Mr. Rowell has taken many cases to trial in front of juries, and many dozens of cases to...

Contract Public Defender for Mono County; Private practice in both Inyo and Mono County Superior Courts; other counties considered on per-case basis

I am criminal defense attorney Jay S. Finnecy and I want to help you. I have been practicing criminal law exclusively for 28 years. I passed the three-day California Bar Exam on my first attempt. Immediately after sitting for that exam at the end of July, 1995, I began my legal career as a Graduate Law Clerk in the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office—assigned to the Gang Prosecution Unit. I then served as a Deputy District Attorney from 1996-2002. Finnecy Law Firm was established in 2002. As a private-retained criminal defense attorney I have successfully...

Fresno attorney Nicco Capozzi has dedicated his law practice to fighting for his clients' rights in both criminal and civil court. As a professor of law, advocate, and fighter he remains on the frontline of legal advocacy. He is rated as a "Top 100 Trial Lawyer" by the National Trial Lawyers association and as 10/10 "Superb" on AVVO, a site dedicated to peer and client reviews. Today, Mr. Capozzi has a diverse profession — he is a practicing Fresno criminal defense attorney, civil litigator, professor of law, author, historian, and entrepreneur. He owns and operates the Law Office of...

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James A. Yoro is a senior partner with Chain | Cohn | Clark, where he manages the law firm's workers’ compensation department, and is one of the most veteran and most respected workers’ compensation lawyers in California's Central Valley. Over the course of his career, James has argued cases before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal and the California Supreme Court. He is also responsible for securing a $4.5 million Workers’ Compensation settlement on behalf of his client, one of the largest such settlements in Kern County. He is a Certified Workers’ Compensation Professional in California.He is past president...

David K. Cohn is the managing partner of Chain | Cohn | Clark and is one of the most highly regarded trial lawyers in California's Central Valley. He has been recognized in the "Best Lawyers in America" program, which is the oldest and among most respected attorney ranking services in the world. He has also been voted in the Best Lawyer in Kern County by The Bakersfield Californian Readers' Choice Poll, as well as a "Top Attorney," as reviewed be peers in Bakersfield Life Magazine. David has also been named a Super Lawyer in Southern California, an honor bestowed upon only...

I've been in practice since 1991 serving clients primarily in areas of business law, real estate, and agricultural law. I love working with small business owners. On the transactional side of my practice, I enjoy helping them set up various entities (partnerships, LLCs, and corporations), analyze contracts/leases, avoid liability, and set up good business practices. On the litigation side, I've represented numerous clients dealing with business frauds and business relationships that have gone bad. I've also handled a number of business sales/purchases either in the form of stock purchases, LLC membership transfers, or asset purchases. Part of the fun of representing...